Guest guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I have twins who turned 5 in January, one has mild apraxia and the other has severe apraxia with sensory issues, and major ot issues. We were planning on sending them to reg. kindergarten in the fall but are now thinking of holding them back one year. If we hold them back they will be entering kindergarten 6.7 years old!!! they are improving, just at a very slow rate. The school district does not have a good place for our girls. I want them to be with their typical peers but am afraid they will be too far behind. Is there anyone who can help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Sometimes a year is a gift. Noelle Sent from my iPhone On Mar 26, 2009, at 12:22 AM, " Terranove " <hterranove@... > wrote: > I have twins who turned 5 in January, one has mild apraxia and the > other has severe apraxia with sensory issues, and major ot issues. > We were planning on sending them to reg. kindergarten in the fall > but are now thinking of holding them back one year. If we hold them > back they will be entering kindergarten 6.7 years old!!! they are > improving, just at a very slow rate. > The school district does not have a good place for our girls. I want > them to be with their typical peers but am afraid they will be too > far behind. Is there anyone who can help? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 , Just sign up to home school your son if you don¹t want to send him. You can change your mind and enroll him at any point if you decide he would be better of at school. Janet On 1/4/11 10:41 AM, " " <waterlilis@...> wrote: > > > > > > Hi I am sure you all have covered this but my sin will be 6 in October he > misses the cut off for the school district to be in kindergarten by5 days. The > school is pushing for him to go and I am not for this at all. My son cannot > talk at all. He has maybe 10 signs. He suffers from Hypotonia also. He is also > not potty trained because he doesn't have the muscle strength. My question is > how can I make these people see our point of view? We have had a lawyer with > us at every IEP for a year. > Any input would be appreciated. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 4, 2011, at 9:52 AM, " rimamason " <rimamason@... > <mailto:rimamason%40> > wrote: > >> > To QuartzQueenie: >> > >> > I understand what your husband is saying, but if your child enters school >> unable to talk, the labels he receives from the other children will have a >> much greater impact on his self-image than taking him for therapy will now. >> He will view therapy at his age as a time to play and learn (which is what >> he's doing whenever he plays). and his self-esteem will grow when he starts >> accomplishing things (saying sounds/words he couldn't before). >> > >> > My son is 15 months old and i can tell he wants to talk and is frustrated >> that he can't make the sounds he wants to make. I'm sure your son at 28 >> months is going thru (or has already gone thru) this frustration too. >> hopefully he hasn't given up. >> > >> > Please, please, PLEASE start the therapy. states these days don't provide >> help that's not necessary - everyone is hurting for money. if they say he >> needs it, he NEEDS it. >> > >> > as for fish oil therapy and NV, i am new to this group too. fish oil is >> believed to provide the body with what's necessary to help neuronal >> development. I'm not sure how NV is supposed to work, but i'll be talking to >> my doctor about it for my son at his next visit to see what he says. >> > >> > pick up the book " The Late Talker " by M. Algin, L. Geng, and M. Nicholl. >> another good one is " The Parents Guide to Speech and Language Problems " by D. >> Feit. both will help you greatly understand what's going on and how to help >> your son. Ask your husband to read them too. >> > >> > Best of luck and God Bless your little one!! >> > -Rima >> > >> > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > Well Santa brought NV to our home after me being so nervous to try >>>>> it months after our son's pediatrician approved it. I was nervous we >>>>> wouldn't see anything and it would get our hopes up for nothing and my >>>>> husband was very skeptical. My son has been on fish oils proefa and proepa >>>>> now for awhile and we have seen great progress with them but I was afraid >>>>> to use anything but the fish oils in addition to his speech therapy. >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > Dare I say we even have first day updates to report?! I'm holding >>>>> my breath! My son opened up this gift on Christmas Eve (I couldn't wait >>>>> till morning LOL!) and I know I was the only one excited about it. I >>>>> started with just one scoop of NV on Christmas Eve mixed into cooked but >>>>> not hot chocolate pudding which I read was OK. My son doesn't drink much >>>>> of anything. The next morning, Christmas morning, in his stocking he had a >>>>> lollipop shaped like a Christmas tree with frosting on it. All I said is >>>>> " That looks good " and he smiled at me and said without any hesitation >>>>> " Mom, would you like to try some? " I still have to collect my teeth from >>>>> the living-room floor I was so shocked! A clear SEVEN word sentence?! >>>>> Christmas day he kept wanting to help me with everything where he never >>>>> had interest before and he didn't drop anything like he normally does. He >>>>> wanted me play Rudolph over and over and even though he still wants to >>>>> listen to it, h e is now trying to sing the words even when the song isn't >>>>> on!!!! I can't wait until his teacher and therapist see him next week as >>>>> we did not tell them we were going to start NV. Fish oils helped but he's >>>>> just trying to talk or sing all the time now! We couldn't wait for him to >>>>> talk, and last night I found myself saying " shhhhh, it's quiet time. " I >>>>> NEVER thought I'd be saying those words. >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > I have two questions. If he's doing well on just one scoop do I >>>>> have to even raise it to two? Can I wait till he no longer is seeing any >>>>> progress on one scoop to raise it? I only bought one canister from >>>>> http://www.speech411.com because I didn't know if it would work and that >>>>> is where I buy fish oils from. That site tells me to order from >>>>> http://www.pursuitofresearch.org once I try it. I want to do this right >>>>> now since we will order again. I called the number on the pursuit of >>>>> research site but they could not answer this question so I wanted to ask here. >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > You all are such amazing parents, I try to read all of the posts >>>>> even though I don't read them every day, and am just so impressed by the >>>>> strength and energy you all put forth to help your children succeed. I >>>>> also want to thank the author of the book the late talker for being here >>>>> to answer questions. May God continue to bless every one of you and your >>>>> children this new year of 2011!! Kate >>>>> > > > > >>>> > > > >>> > > >> > >> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Hi - I have so many messages in archives both here and up at our http://www.apraxia.org fb site on this topic. Here's just one study to validate your intelligence and opinion in this matter! http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=115029735601 & topic=8863 Of course you don't have to start him now -I chose to start Tanner at 6 in kindergarten -and let them explain why you can't make that decision because in the town I used to live in which had educated and more affluent parents -many of them didn't start their " normal " kids until 6 in kindergarten (especially boys) to give them an edge in athletics down the road- and boys tend to mature a bit later so for academic reasons too. When you read the study above or the entire study it is typically the more educated and affluent family that knows they can withhold kindergarten. Just because your child is brilliant doesn't mean starting kindergarten early is always a good thing is they aren't ready. Besides -they can easily be advanced with no stigma -doesn't work the other way around easily...or without stigma. So, if your school says something to you that you know sounds like a bit of a fib...just smile and say " That's interesting. Can you put that in writing for me and explain why you are pushing for me son to start kindergarten now when research funded by the US Department of Education clearly shows that would be inappropriate for my child? " You can also let them know I'd like to have their reason as a quote so I can use it. I know at some point I will be writing another book for school age and above that have speech issues and these are the type of stories I like to collect! ===== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Thanks for these posts and the archive references. My son will be 5 Feb 21 and we have been having the discussion of starting him in Kindergarten in September or waiting a year. I firmly believe that he should not go next year but have debated this with just about everyone, husband, mother in law (who is retired teacher) and his IEP team at school. I now have some facts and information that I can further use to make my case. I want him to be as close as possible to his peers when he starts K mostly for own self confidence!! I am realistic that he will not probably be exactly where his peers are but let's just give him the extra year to get as close as possible. Here is a quote from his teacher who typically is pretty good but.. " Regardless of when starts Kindergarten he will go to school with a full-time aide. " Does she believe that there is no hope for my son? Does she believe that he is not a smart little boy who just can't get his words out or does she believe something else? I never really thought about these questions until she made that statement. Now I know better than to assume people have his best interest in mind.. Joyce From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of kiddietalk Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 2:08 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Kindergarten Hi - I have so many messages in archives both here and up at our http://www.apraxia.org fb site on this topic. Here's just one study to validate your intelligence and opinion in this matter! http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=115029735601 <http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=115029735601 & topic=8863> & topic=8863 Of course you don't have to start him now -I chose to start Tanner at 6 in kindergarten -and let them explain why you can't make that decision because in the town I used to live in which had educated and more affluent parents -many of them didn't start their " normal " kids until 6 in kindergarten (especially boys) to give them an edge in athletics down the road- and boys tend to mature a bit later so for academic reasons too. When you read the study above or the entire study it is typically the more educated and affluent family that knows they can withhold kindergarten. Just because your child is brilliant doesn't mean starting kindergarten early is always a good thing is they aren't ready. Besides -they can easily be advanced with no stigma -doesn't work the other way around easily...or without stigma. So, if your school says something to you that you know sounds like a bit of a fib...just smile and say " That's interesting. Can you put that in writing for me and explain why you are pushing for me son to start kindergarten now when research funded by the US Department of Education clearly shows that would be inappropriate for my child? " You can also let them know I'd like to have their reason as a quote so I can use it. I know at some point I will be writing another book for school age and above that have speech issues and these are the type of stories I like to collect! ===== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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